Clip.



PATENTED DEC.A 1 7, 1907..

A. W1 ULLGM.

CLIP. l APPLICATION TILELD 'JULY 119-07.

attain, 3.

a single strip of material.

UNITEDisrarns PATENT onirica.

ANDREW W. ULLOM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

. Tdiilljwhomiitmay croncerng" CLIP.

l Sjpecicationof Letters Patent.-

Application led July 1 1907. Serial No. 381,722.

, Beit yknown that I, ANDREW W. ULLOM,`

citizenir of, the United States, residin'g at V Pliil'adelph'ia, in thecounty of. Philadelphia Statey of Pennsylvania, have invented lcertainnew and useful ,Improvements in Clips, 'of which the following is aspecification.' y .v l Y' invention relates to improve- "10 The presenta lments 1n spring clips`of that character which are designed'tobe apliedto a plurality of` papers for the purpos ofholding the same in atightly compressed bundle whereby they presse provision of novel meansfor locking the twon are revented from disarrangeinent a'ndloss.

l T eclip 1s of slmple and inexpensive construction and comprisesessentially a base and a sprin s cooperating therewith being peculiarlyesigned so as to be readily formedjfrom The invention furthercontemplates the spring jaws together andholding the samein aninoperative position when arranging the paperswlthin the clip orremoving the same therefrom.

Fora full description of the invention and vthe merits' thereof and`valso vto acquire a knowledge ofthe details of construction and the meansfor effecting the result, reference is to be had to thefollowingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l isa perspective view of a spring clip embodying the invention.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same the jaws beingshown in dotted lines as locked in an inoperative position. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional view through the clip. Corresponding and like partsare referred to, in the followin description and indicated in all ntheviews o the drawings by the same reference characters. 'ci l l Referrini to the drawings which illustrate one embo iment of l the invention thenumeral 1 designates thefbase which is preferfor protecting the springmembers employe gitudinal sockets are formed. It will also be observedthat each end of the base. 1 1sl formed .with a tongue 3 which is alsodesigned to be returned upon itself as will be hereinafter more fullyldescribed and form a housin pair of rjaws which are normally spring l'toward the base, the said jaws and for actuating the jaws. The two jawsA'-A are of likeformationand are applied to opposite ends of the base 1.Each of the jaws comprises the longitudinal sid'e'pieces 4 having theouter ends thereof connected by a cross bar -whilethe inner ends areformed with the inwardly bentextensions 6, the end portions of whichoverlapeach other and are received by the sleeve 7. It will ,be readilyapparent that a single length of wire may be utilized in the formationof leach of the jaws, and the extremity of each of the inward eX-tensions 6 is coiled about the opposite eXtension to form the springs 8.After forming the springs the ends of the wire are bent laterally toform the arms 9 which are disposed alpproximately parallel to the sidepieces 4 of t e jaws and are designed to be received Within the socketsformed by the returned longitudinal edges of the base plate 1.. 1t willthus be apparent that in assembling the various members ofthe clipthe/arms 9 of each ofthe jaws AT-"A are inserted within the longitudinalsockets` along the edgesv ofthe plateand after the jaws are inpositionthe tongues /3 at opposite ends of the base plate are bent aroundthegsprings 8 so as to'comtoward the base so as to compress any papers 1or like members tightly a ainst the same.

A sleeve 10 may be app ied to the cross bar 5 of each of thel jaws, andthese sleeves carry the finger-loops l11 and 12 respectively, the saidfin er loops being designed to have anl interloc ing connection wherebythe two jaws maybe held spaced from the base and in an inoperativeposition. In the preferred form of the yinvention the fin er loop'12 isslightly contracted toward t e outer end thereof, the inner end being ofa greater width than that of the opposite nger loop 1 1 ywhile the outerend has a somewhat smaller width and is designed to engage the rounded'corners 13 at thegba'se of the said opposite finger loop. When it isdesired to lock the ljaws in an inoperative position the fingelr lloop 11 is inserted through the base ofthe 1- ger loop 12 and then permittedto move out- 4 wardly until the rounded corners 13 of the rst mentionedfinger loop are engagedby the contracted outer end of the. secondmentioned finger loop.. The papers-can thenbe -sa e and lhold the paperssecure arranged upon" the base 1 in the desired manner or removedtherefrom as may be desired. Upon disconnecting the finger loops the twoAjaws A-'A spring'backagainst the base so as to tightly compress thepapers'against the y against vlv eit erdisarrangement or loss'.

thus described the invention, what is `claimed as newisf f1; In a'clipoiy thecharacter described, the

combination of a base,` a jaw comprising side piecesl having their outerends connected, ex-

tensions rojectin'g'inwardly from the inner ends of t e side pieces andoverlapping eachv other, a coilspring carried by the extremity of' eachextension land surrounding the, opposite extension, and a lateral arm atthe termination of each'coil spring, the said lateralf arms engaging'the base.

-. .2. In a clip ofthe character described, the

4combination *ofl a base having longitudinalsocketsfomed along'oppositeedges thereof,

4a, jaw comprising side pieces having their outer ends connected,extensions projecting inwardly from the inner ends of the 4side piecesand overlapping each other, a coil spring carried by the extremity ofeach extension and surrounding the opposite extension, a' lateral arm atthe termination of each v v'signe' springs. p 3.' n a clip of thecharacter-described, the

coil spring, the said lateral arms being deto e received within thebefore mentioned Alongitudinal sockets in the edges of the base, and atongue projecting'rom the base and de'signedto be bent around the saidlaterally toward the end thereof and the optension and surrounding theopposlte extension, and a lateral arm at the termination of each coilspring for engaging the base, the before mentioned tongue at one end ofthe base being bent around the springs to'prote'ct'the same.

4. In a clip of the character ldescribed the 'tudlnal combination of abase having lo sockets at opposite edges thereof, a ]awcom j prisingside pieces having their outer ends connected, extensions projecting.inwardly from the inner ends of the side piecesb and '.55 overlappingeach other, a coil sprlng carried by the extremity of each extension andsui'-I rounding the o positefextension, and a lateralz arm at t e,termination of each coil spring, the said lateral arms being designedto be received withinl the before mentioned longitudinal sockets.l v Y5. av clip of thecharacter described, the combination pf a base, a pairof jaws carried .l by the base, and'iinger loops applied to the 65 jaws,one ofthe iinger loops bein desi ed to be received within the oppositenger oop and to have an interlocking connection therel with` for holdingthe jaws in an inoperative position. l

6. In a clip of the character described, the combination of a base, apair of aws carried bythe base, and a linger loo applied to cach ofthejaws, one ofthe loops eing contracted posite loop being designed to bepassed through the base of the said loop and to engage the contractedend of the same for holding the jaws in an inoperative position. Y Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature 80 1n vpresence of two witnesses.

ANnREwJw. ULLoM. [L sf] Witnesses LAURA WATKIN, Vieron PAUL.'l

